Welcome to the Grosse Ile Wrestling Club
Home of the Red Devils!
- Our season runs November through March
- GIYRA Wrestling is a Co-ed Program.
- We are a registered club through MYWAY. They are a statewide organization divided into 8 regions. We are in the East region. MYWAY runs local tournaments every Sunday from December through March, with a regional championship in mid-March and state championship near the end of March for the top 4 regional finishers. COMPETING IN TOURNAMENTS IS OPTIONAL and cost approximately $15 per tournament. Wrestlers are grouped together by age, weight and experience. Weight classes vary by age group. A wrestler’s birth year will determine their age group. The 2019-2020 season age groups are:
2005-2006 must be in middle school
2007-2008
2009-2010
2011-2012
- Each age group is divided further into experience. Novice divisions are for those with less than 2 years wrestling experience. Open divisions are for those more advanced wrestlers and more than 2 years experience. Tournament schedule is organized by MYWAY and is available on their website https://www.mywaywrestling.com
- Equipment needed for practice is shorts, t-shirt, wrestling shoes or socks and water. No street shoes will be allowed on the mats!
- If you are participating in any tournaments you will need wrestling shoes, head gear, mouth guard for braces, attached hair cap if needed
- Singlets are not mandatory, the alternative is shorts and t-shirt. Shorts may not have zippers, pockets, metal or plastic of any kind
- Our primary communication is through email. Please make sure the email you provided is accurate. This will be the way we let you know of any changes to our practices.